Forestville (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11548
People 8,329
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 42
Families 2,215
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 3,022
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $2,151
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,817
Median weekly rent $600
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 4,025 48.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 4,301 51.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 24 0.3 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 8,329 people in Forestville (NSW). Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

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Age Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 480 5.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 770 9.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 652 7.8 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 538 6.5 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 338 4.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 244 2.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 312 3.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 541 6.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 747 9.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 661 7.9 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 557 6.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 443 5.3 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 366 4.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 355 4.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 378 4.5 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 369 4.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 282 3.4 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 297 3.6 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Forestville (NSW) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 3,779 58.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 108 1.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 464 7.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 428 6.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,653 25.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Forestville (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 58.8% were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,488 58.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 318 5.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,159 36.2 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Forestville (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 212 7.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 693 25.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 173 6.3 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 144 5.2 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 346 12.6 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 176 6.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 168 6.1 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 113 4.1 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 359 13.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 44 1.6 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 316 11.5 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Forestville (NSW) 32.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.8% were in primary school, 25.1% in secondary school and 17.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,168 33.7 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 688 10.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 146 2.3 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 562 8.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,033 16.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 203 3.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 572 8.9 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 391 6.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 31 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 390 6.1 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Forestville (NSW), 16.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 3,106 26.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,483 21.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 938 8.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 780 6.7 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 646 5.6 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Forestville (NSW) were English 26.8%, Australian 21.4%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 6.7% and Chinese 5.6%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Forestville (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,452 65.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 496 6.0 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 211 2.5 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 171 2.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
South Africa 120 1.4 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 98 1.2 42,347 0.6 86,886 0.4

In Forestville (NSW), 65.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.5%, New Zealand 2.1%, South Africa 1.4% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,322 39.9 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 821 9.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 615 7.4 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,267 39.2 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Forestville (NSW), 39.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,892 47.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 751 9.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 350 4.2 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
New Zealand 226 2.7 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
South Africa 158 1.9 52,344 0.7 190,816 0.8

In Forestville (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 47.0%, England 9.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.2%, New Zealand 2.7% and South Africa 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 4,104 49.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 656 7.9 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 374 4.5 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
New Zealand 227 2.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
South Africa 152 1.8 52,673 0.7 193,412 0.8

In Forestville (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.4%, England 7.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.5%, New Zealand 2.7% and South Africa 1.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,478 29.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,981 23.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,518 18.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 557 6.7 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 268 3.2 165,351 2.2 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Forestville (NSW) were No Religion, so described 29.7%, Catholic 23.8%, Anglican 18.2%, Not stated 6.7% and Christian, nfd 3.2%. In Forestville (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Armenian 288 3.5 7,843 0.1 10,194 0.0
Cantonese 226 2.7 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Mandarin 215 2.6 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
French 154 1.9 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Japanese 124 1.5 17,319 0.2 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 6,209 74.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 755 26.6 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Forestville (NSW) 74.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Armenian 3.5%, Cantonese 2.7%, Mandarin 2.6%, French 1.9% and Japanese 1.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,281 57.7 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,370 34.7 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 158 4.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 144 3.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 3,953 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Forestville (NSW). Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 34.7% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 525 13.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 429 11.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 417 10.9 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 537 14.1 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,746 45.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Forestville (NSW), 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,190 31.2 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 721 18.9 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 492 12.9 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 380 10.0 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 377 9.9 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 338 8.9 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 168 4.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 99 2.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Forestville (NSW) included Professionals 31.2%, Managers 18.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9%, Labourers 4.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 169 4.6 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Banking 116 3.1 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Primary Education 89 2.4 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 87 2.4 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Other Social Assistance Services 83 2.3 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Forestville (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 4.6%, Banking 3.1%, Primary Education 2.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.4% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 767 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,556 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,151 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Forestville (NSW) was $767.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,149 56.5 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 523 13.7 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 249 6.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 135 3.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 86 2.3 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 712 18.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,383 62.4 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Forestville (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.5%, Bus 13.7%, Worked at home 6.5%, Car, as passenger 3.5% and Walked only 2.3%. On the day, 18.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,930 76.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,228 34.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 754 11.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,632 25.4 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Forestville (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.7% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,562 24.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,874 29.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 908 14.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 587 9.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Forestville (NSW), 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 662 29.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,278 57.7 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 251 11.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 24 1.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Forestville (NSW), 57.7% were couple families with children, 29.9% were couple families without children and 11.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Forestville (NSW), 15.5% of single parents were male and 84.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 397 20.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 79 4.0 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 543 27.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 248 12.7 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 90 4.6 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 431 22.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 75 3.8 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 88 4.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Forestville (NSW), of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 27.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,753 93.8 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 182 6.2 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Forestville (NSW), 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,227 80.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 209 7.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 303 11.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Forestville (NSW), 80.9% were separate houses, 7.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 13 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 242 8.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 256 9.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 958 34.8 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,231 44.7 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 52 1.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Forestville (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 8.8% had 1 bedroom, 9.3% had 2 bedrooms and 34.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,083 39.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,017 36.9 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 522 19.0 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 68 2.5 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 64 2.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Forestville (NSW), 39.3% were owned outright, 36.9% were owned with a mortgage and 19.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,152 78.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 556 20.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 42 1.5 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Forestville (NSW), of all households, 78.3% were family households, 20.2% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

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Household income Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.2 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 36.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Forestville (NSW), 17.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 36.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 600 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,817 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 174 6.3 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 830 30.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,221 44.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 462 16.8 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 65 2.4 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Forestville (NSW), 30.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 303 11.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,400 87.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 54 2.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Forestville (NSW), 87.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 16 66.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 8 33.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Forestville (NSW), 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 19 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,666 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Forestville (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,666.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Forestville (NSW) % Forestville (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 785 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Forestville (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $785 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.